SUMMER OF RILEY - Softcover
""Maybe that's one of the reasons people get dogs, to kind of close up the empty places inside them.""
Eleven-year-old William never needed a friend more than now. After his parents' separation, his father's new engagement, and his grandfather's dying without any warning -- adopting big, beautiful Riley is the first thing in a long time that has made him feel better. That is, until Riley innocently chases a horse.
Local law states that any animal that chases livestock must be put to sleep. Suddenly William stands to lose another thing close to him. Together with his "totally unsurpassed" friend Grace, William begins a campaign to reverse the county commissioners' decision. But with a community divided on the issue, and the bully Ellis Porter trying to stop them at every turn, will they be able to save Riley's life?
Celebrated author Eve Bunting shows William's determined struggle to fight for what he believes in. "The Summer of Riley" is an inspiring novel about learning to accept life's changes, the healing power of friendship, and the unending desire to protect those we love.
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Review:
?A thought?provoking story.?School Library Joumal ?Heartwarming.?Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
Eve Bunting has won the Golden Kite Award and is the three-time recipient of the Best Work of Fiction Award of the Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People. She has written more than 100 books for young readers including Blackwater, also published by Collins. Eve Bunting was born in Ireland but now lives in Southern California.
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- PublisherPerfection Learning Prebound
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0756913667
- ISBN 13 9780756913663
- BindingPaperback
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